Chapter 3.4 Outline
I. The Qin Dynasty ( 221-206 B.C.)
A. Powerful states fought one another and ignored the authority of the Zhou kings
B. Qin Shilhungdi- the first Qin Emperor
1. came to the throne of Qin in 246 B.C.
2. founder of the Qin Dynasty
C. regime's- the government in power
D. central government was divided into the civil, militay, and censorate divisions
E. Qin Shihuangdi unified the chinese world
1. created a monetary sytem of roads througout the whole empire
2. extended the empire south to the modern-day vietnam
F. dynasty fell in 206 B.C.
G. Xiongu- nomadic people who live near the Gobi
1. mastered warfare from horseback
H. Qin Shihauangdi linked a sytem of 10,0000 walls together to create the great wall of china
II. The Han Dynasty
A. founded by Liu Bang ("Han Gaouz")
1. replaced legalism with confucianism
2. kept the divisions of the central government into 3 ministries and the division of the empire into provinces
a. introduced the civil service examination and established a school to train their canadates
B. Free Peasants began to suffer
C. Land taxes on land owned farmers that were fairly light
D. Nobles gatheredntheir own military forces to bully free farmers into becoming tenants
E. Technology added to the Han Era
1. water mills for grinding grain
2. iron casting leading to the invention of steel
3. the development of paper
F. Inventions of rubber and art rigging made ships sail easier
G. The power of the central government declined
H. Han dynasty collasped
III. Culture in Qin and Han China
A. Qin period was discovered in 1974 in an underground pit
1. where Qin Shihuangdi was buried in wearing a vast army that was made out of terra-cotta (harden Clay)
2. archaeologists believe that there are 6,000 figures in the first pit along with horses, chariots, and 7,000 bronze weapons
I. The Qin Dynasty ( 221-206 B.C.)
A. Powerful states fought one another and ignored the authority of the Zhou kings
B. Qin Shilhungdi- the first Qin Emperor
1. came to the throne of Qin in 246 B.C.
2. founder of the Qin Dynasty
C. regime's- the government in power
D. central government was divided into the civil, militay, and censorate divisions
E. Qin Shihuangdi unified the chinese world
1. created a monetary sytem of roads througout the whole empire
2. extended the empire south to the modern-day vietnam
F. dynasty fell in 206 B.C.
G. Xiongu- nomadic people who live near the Gobi
1. mastered warfare from horseback
H. Qin Shihauangdi linked a sytem of 10,0000 walls together to create the great wall of china
II. The Han Dynasty
A. founded by Liu Bang ("Han Gaouz")
1. replaced legalism with confucianism
2. kept the divisions of the central government into 3 ministries and the division of the empire into provinces
a. introduced the civil service examination and established a school to train their canadates
B. Free Peasants began to suffer
C. Land taxes on land owned farmers that were fairly light
D. Nobles gatheredntheir own military forces to bully free farmers into becoming tenants
E. Technology added to the Han Era
1. water mills for grinding grain
2. iron casting leading to the invention of steel
3. the development of paper
F. Inventions of rubber and art rigging made ships sail easier
G. The power of the central government declined
H. Han dynasty collasped
III. Culture in Qin and Han China
A. Qin period was discovered in 1974 in an underground pit
1. where Qin Shihuangdi was buried in wearing a vast army that was made out of terra-cotta (harden Clay)
2. archaeologists believe that there are 6,000 figures in the first pit along with horses, chariots, and 7,000 bronze weapons